PATIENTS at a Nuneaton hospice are set to benefit from a #1,000 cash boost from a town store....

PATIENTS at a Nuneaton hospice are set to benefit from a #1,000 cash boost from a town store.

Staff at the Mary Ann Evans Hospice, based at the town's George Eliot Hospital, were presented with their cheque on Wednesday by representatives OF the Heart of England Co-op.

The hospice recently spent #17,500 on a minibus, which is used to collect and return patients as well as for day trips, and now bosses are trying to raise money to pay for the vehicle and cover running costs.

The donation came from the Co-op's Helping Hearts initiative, which provides money from the profits on the sale of tobacco products.

Brian Humphriss, burser for the hospice, said: "We are delighted. This is a wonderful donation. It is great to see local businesses helping us raise money. The minibus has helped to benefit the patients and allows them the opportunity to go out on day trips."